Enforcement of Land and Naval Control Scheme is Set for Midnight March 6: Portuguese Reservations London, Feb. 16, agreement to ban volunteers for Spain was reached after a four-hour meeting of the Non-Intervention Sub-commit ice last night. was agreed: The ban on volunteers should come into operation at 2. The control scheme, providing for a naval and land cordon to prevent the entry of arms and volunteers into Spain and the reporting of breaches of the agrec~ ment to the Non-Intervention Committee, should operate as from midnight of March 6.
The meeting last night was notable for the ce-operation between all the major Powers, Portugal has indicated her support of the first provision but has reserved her position in connection with the second.—Reuter, London, Feb, 16, The main committee of the Non-Intervention Committee met for two hours at the Foreign Office to-day ud accepted the recommendations of the non-intervention "sub-committee regarding the control and banning of volunteers in Spain—Reuter.
London, Feb. 16, 'An_ implied threat on the part of] the French Ambassudcr, M, Charles Corbin, that French soldiers would' be sent to Spain to put an end to the civil war is stated by the "Morn ing Post" to have' been largely responsible for an accord being reached by' the Non-Intervention Committee yesterday on the question of volunteers.
Commenting on the energetic words]
'M. Corbin, the journal states, "It! was widely believed last night that. the diplomatic language of the French Ambassador concealed the threat that in March two French divisions would proceed to Spain and finish the civil war In a fortnight, unless other powers stopped inter-fueled to-day approximately 188,000 foreigners are participating, In the Spanish civil war, in addition to 25,000 Moors aiding the insurgent forces. The foreigners are dis+ tributed as follows:
Aiding the insurgents—90.000 Italians, 24,000 Germans and 5.000 others of scattered nationalities.
'Aiding the loyalists~28,000 Frenchmen, 14,000 Belgians, 11,000 Italian. Czechoslovakian, German' and other anti-Pacists, and 000) Russians United Press, Anglo-Portuguese Agreement London, Feb. 19.
Negotiating independently of the Non-Intervention Committee in a effort to prevent the collapse—of plans for the enforcement of neu-{ality toward Spain, British and Portuguese diplomatists reached a com-
tugal will ce-operate in the port. Promise here to-day by which Por, control project beginning on March' Portugal also agreed to toin it. th ban on foreign volunteers to Spain, which becomes effective to-morrow.
The Anglo-Portuguese compromise, which Will be submitted to the Non-Intervention Committee at o'clock this afternoon, provides that:—
Skxty British agents will be among Portugal's six" ports to. inspect Madrid Grocery Stores
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